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− | Named after an early Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), owned by the Dutch Royal Parcel Shipping Company. | + | Named after an early Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), she was owned by the Dutch Royal Parcel Shipping Company. Her normal route was Singapore-Bawean-Soerabaja-East Borneo-Soerabaja-Bali-Lombok-Java-Singapore. In 1942 she was able to get away from the Japanese to Australia, where it was chartered to carry Australian troops to and from the islands. On 4 Sep 1942, while in Townsville in a convoy that included ''Cremer'' and ''Van Heutsz'', 'Van der Lijn'' was damaged in a collision with ''Perthshire''. |
− | In 1945 it was released to its owners and in 1958 it was sold to Hong Kong for scrapping. | + | In 1945 it was released back to its owners and in 1958 it was sold to Hong Kong for scrapping. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== |
Revision as of 19:24, 13 September 2023
Remarks
Named after an early Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), she was owned by the Dutch Royal Parcel Shipping Company. Her normal route was Singapore-Bawean-Soerabaja-East Borneo-Soerabaja-Bali-Lombok-Java-Singapore. In 1942 she was able to get away from the Japanese to Australia, where it was chartered to carry Australian troops to and from the islands. On 4 Sep 1942, while in Townsville in a convoy that included Cremer and Van Heutsz, 'Van der Lijn was damaged in a collision with Perthshire.
In 1945 it was released back to its owners and in 1958 it was sold to Hong Kong for scrapping.
Soldiers carried
Cairns to Milne Bay 7 - 11 August 1943
2/28th Battalion boarded 4 August